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mod_rendezvous 1.3

If you noticed in Safari, there is a Bookmark Menu pull down for rendezvous, but most likely nothing shows up just yet…This mod for Apache 1.3 should fix that. Very cool!!

mod_rendezvous is an Apache 1.3.x module which when installed and enabled makes causes all running Apache 1.3.x servers to register themselves on rendezvous, and thus be visible in Apple’s new Safari browser under the Rendezvous section of the bookmarks, and in any other application which browses for Rendezvous enabled web browsers.

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Come On And Safari With Me

It’s out. Download it here. Yes, I am a member of the Safari team at Apple. I work primarily on the WebCore, the open source portion of Safari that contains KHTML (as well as the implementation of the Qt subset required to support KHTML). In future blogs I’ll be talking about some of the changes and architectural improvements that we made to KHTML and explain those in more detail, but for now I’m going to get some much-needed sleep. 🙂
[Confessions of a Mozillian]

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Safari Tip for Bloggers

Assuming you start your reading on page with a blogroll (or just a page with links) you can use the new SnapBack (also Option+Apple+P) tool to jump back quickly and pick another site to surf. You can also choose to mark any page for SnapBack (Option+Apple+M). Dig it!

Hopefully the Safari team will pay attention to our feedback. I have already suggested the addition of Tabs, the use of Keychain for password management and Form AutoFill.

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FTP through the Finder

I am not sure who knows this, but the Finder in OS X is capable as an FTP client. That’s right, you can transfer through the Finder via FTP directly without an app. It certainly won’t meet all your needs, but it does work.

I’ve known this for a while, but never seek it out as something to use… until today when my machine decided it was time. I received an email from Proteron suggesting I update my Lite Switch app to the latest version. Lite Switch is a better (in my opinion) application switcher than what Apple provides with Apple+Tab. When I clicked the link in Mail.app a finder window opened and the download began. Pretty cool and efficient. No browser windows to close when it was through…just a stuffit archive on my desktop.

In case you were wondering, my FTP client of choice is Transmit from Panic. It’s simple and reliable and has a very cool feature which lets you synchronize local and network volumes.

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Image uploading

This is something I would love to see… hopefully soon enough thanks to developers like Brent leading the charge.

An extension to the various weblog APIs that I’d love to see would be easy image uploading.

Not just images, but movies, Flash files, etc.

I get lots of requests for that as a feature to add to NetNewsWire. Unfortunately there isn’t a common API similar to the MetaWeblog API for uploading media files to weblogs.

But hey, listen—webloggers (at least some of them) really want this. [inessential.com]

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Back in the office…

I am back in the office today after a nice long break. Seems to be off to a quiet start, let’s see how the day plays out.

I noticed as I was walking out the door that my Palm did not pick up the event I had scheduled in iCal. I might have to start my process within Meeting Maker for the whole thing to happen. Also, two banners I created within Meeting Maker have not come over either. I guess only timed events work which is not ideal.

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iCal and iSync updates are worthy

Both updates (including tonight’s update to iCal)are very strong and should be considered if you have not already done so. I have found that the way iSync now handles calendar events (from within the app, not the palm conduit) allows for a more sophisticated approach. You can choose which calendars to sync on each device as well as sync more than one calendar application. I can now sync my Palm, Meeting Maker and iCal.

Speaking of iCal… It has gotten a needed update in speed and responsiveness. I can now consider it my calendar of choice, though I do need to continually check through Meeting Maker in order to get notices through my office. This may actually get resolved in the next update to Meeting Maker as well since they have indicated support for iCal.

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Vaporware 2002: Tech up in Smoke?

Though I read this a few days ago, I am sure there are those who missed it as well and can appreciate the catch up post.

In an unusual turn, three products out of the 10 to receive the Wired News 2002 Vaporware Award also appeared on last year’s list. Tech-hungry readers wonder: Why can’t these developers get it together? [Wired News]

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Chandler Preview Release on the horizon…

Just in from the OSAF mail list…

We’re working towards our goal of making preliminary code available in a public CVS repository, and we’d like to let everyone know what to expect from this very skeletal release, as well as what not to expect. In the spirit of getting the community on board as soon as possible, we want to make source code available as soon as we have something we don’t intend to throw away, but that will likely be a foundation for the real application. This means issuing a release that will lack most key features, have a very limited and primitive user interface, and won’t be usable for real work. We also aren’t yet set up to accept code from the community, though we’ll soon have a way for you to submit comments and bug reports, and a mechanism for submitting code will come in a later release.

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AvantGo acquired by Sybase

PalmInfocenter.com: AvantGo Aquired by Sybase for $38M

Sybase, a enterprise infrastructure and integration company, and AvantGo, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Sybase to acquire AvantGo in a cash merger valued at approximately $38 million. Sybase intends to operate AvantGo under its iAnywhere Solutions subsidiary. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2003.

I guess this officially means there won’t be a Mac OS X version of the Palm Conduit anytime.